Bombyx

·noun A genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth. ·see Silkworm.

bombyx
bombyx, ȳcis, m. (f., Plin. 11, 23, 27, 76; Tert. Pall. 3), = βόμβυξ. I The silk-worm , Plin. 11, ...

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bombyx
bombȳx ȳcis, m , βόμβυξ(silk - worm), a silken garment: Arabius, Pr. ...

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